Things are settling down in the bee yard. We are down to just one hive now so that calmed things down by 2/3rds. It is a funny thing but the bees seem to know their area and stay mostly on the gravel area (a 9' radius) or fly out of the area to go to work visiting flowers.
So for the next week the bees are working in their nuc building the hive strength. Because of the cooler spring that we are having they are not as far along as they could be. The nuc is a junior hive with 5 frames in it. The frames are what the bees build their honey comb on, in the permanent hive there will be 10 frame in each box. With the nuc being smaller they can keep it warm easier (they keep it in the low 90s) and also the hive entrance is smaller so they have less to guard to make sure that no intruders come in. Leaving them in the nuc longer lets them build up the hive strength a little more before they are in the real world.
So far this has been a blast and I would recommend bees to anyone that asks.
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